Well we are a wild and wacky group! We had this photo taken when we celebrated mom & Dad’s 50th Anniversary in 2007. Clarence and I, my brother & Sister in law Tom and Patti, and of course our brother Tim. I have a photo of the three of us when Tom was still in high school and we were goofy even then. Some things just don’t change! Poor, Patti & Clarence to have married into such a family. Ah well, at least we are able to have a good time, laugh and not take ourselves too seriously (well…except Tom maybe).

I have been thinking a lot about my family the last 6 months or so. Mom & Dad really have had a difficult time with numerous medical issues. So many in fact that Tim moved back to Ohio after almost 30 years of living in the Southwest, Texas & New Mexico. Tom, Patti and the kids will be leaving for Germany in June, so we won’t be seeing them for quite a while. Usually Tom is stationed at his assignment for at least three years. While that does not sound like a very long time at first, when you think about how much the kids will change during that time, it takes on a new meaning.